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Story: Ravenous Alien Mate
The adults greeted one another and the six of them stood watch over their little ones.
“I’m coming for you, Jexsa!” Daxxel shouted, running faster, his body a blur of purple amongst the bushes, trees, and flowers.
Leah giggled and looked at Tyra. “She’s a fast one.”
“That she is,” Tyra said with a shake of her head. “She runs me ragged every day. And to think, Rem wants to have more children!”
Krakk and Naxx, who were a full year older than Daxxel and Jexsa, gained speed and were rapidly catching up to Jexsa. The little girl rushed around a tree, paused briefly to turn and stick her tongue out at her pursuers, then took off running again.
“You’ll never catch me!” she taunted with a wide grin, clearly enjoying herself.
Everyone, except for the three boys chasing Jexsa, broke into laughter.
It was a sunny day, no clouds in sight, and the beautiful day was a nice reprieve from the recent rains Ressiktron had received. Jav wrapped an arm around Leah and she leaned against him.
He surveyed his surroundings, looking at his friends and the children who were still running about the gardens, as a deep sense of contentment filled him.
He might not have a large biological family, as he used to wish for, but he had his friends, and as far as he was concerned, King Vaath and Rem were the brothers he’d never had. Their children had taken to calling him Uncle Jav and also viewed Leah as their aunt, and likewise Daxxel considered Esmay and Tyra his aunts and Vaath and Rem his uncles.
Furthermore, Rem’s parents, Teva and Alissina, considered themselves the surrogate grandparents of all their offspring, particularly his mother. The woman often spent hours entertaining the children, taking them on adventures through the capital city, and feeding them all manner of sweet treats. Whenever Daxxel came home from Grandma Alissina’s house, he often collapsed and fell asleep in the middle of the floor, the remnants of whatever dessert Alissina had given him still smeared on his face.
Jav placed another kiss atop Leah’s head and she sighed in his arms. The Gods had blessed him with a sweet mate to call his own, as well as a son, born of his own blood, and soon he would be further blessed with a baby daughter.
“It’s a perfect day,” Leah said, “don’t you think?”
“Yes. It is quite perfect.” He touched her stomach and smiled when the baby gave a vigorous kick.
She winced. “Ouch. I think your daughter is trying to fight her way out of there.”
“Tell her to hurry up, won’t you?” Jav said with a chuckle. “I am eager to meet my daughter.”
“Do you hear that, little one?” Leah said, staring down at her stomach. “Daddy says you need to get a move on.”
Tyra stepped closer and cleared her throat. “Thank you for watching Jexsa for us.”
“You’re very welcome,” Leah said. “It was no trouble at all.”
“Rem and I would be happy to watch Daxxel for a few hours if the two of you would like some alone time.” Tyra winked at her.
“That sounds wonderful. Thank you,” Leah said, turning to Jav. She gave him a pointed look. “Let’s hurry off before she realizes what a handful Daxxel is and changes her mind.”
“We’re planning to stay here for a while, too,” Esmay said. “We’ll help keep an eye on him.”
Jav called out instructions to Daxxel to behave while they were gone, then he laced his fingers through Leah’s and led her back to the palace. Before they entered the large structure, they paused and stared out at all the children and the friends who’d become their family. Leah smiled up at him, and her next words touched a part of his soul he hadn’t known existed.
“Thank you for beingyou, Jav.” Her eyes gleamed with moisture, even as she continued smiling. “Thank you for being my mate, my family, and the father to our children. I couldn’t imagine life without you. I love you.”
He pressed a lingering kiss to her forehead. “And I love you, my sweet Leah.”
THE END
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“I’m coming for you, Jexsa!” Daxxel shouted, running faster, his body a blur of purple amongst the bushes, trees, and flowers.
Leah giggled and looked at Tyra. “She’s a fast one.”
“That she is,” Tyra said with a shake of her head. “She runs me ragged every day. And to think, Rem wants to have more children!”
Krakk and Naxx, who were a full year older than Daxxel and Jexsa, gained speed and were rapidly catching up to Jexsa. The little girl rushed around a tree, paused briefly to turn and stick her tongue out at her pursuers, then took off running again.
“You’ll never catch me!” she taunted with a wide grin, clearly enjoying herself.
Everyone, except for the three boys chasing Jexsa, broke into laughter.
It was a sunny day, no clouds in sight, and the beautiful day was a nice reprieve from the recent rains Ressiktron had received. Jav wrapped an arm around Leah and she leaned against him.
He surveyed his surroundings, looking at his friends and the children who were still running about the gardens, as a deep sense of contentment filled him.
He might not have a large biological family, as he used to wish for, but he had his friends, and as far as he was concerned, King Vaath and Rem were the brothers he’d never had. Their children had taken to calling him Uncle Jav and also viewed Leah as their aunt, and likewise Daxxel considered Esmay and Tyra his aunts and Vaath and Rem his uncles.
Furthermore, Rem’s parents, Teva and Alissina, considered themselves the surrogate grandparents of all their offspring, particularly his mother. The woman often spent hours entertaining the children, taking them on adventures through the capital city, and feeding them all manner of sweet treats. Whenever Daxxel came home from Grandma Alissina’s house, he often collapsed and fell asleep in the middle of the floor, the remnants of whatever dessert Alissina had given him still smeared on his face.
Jav placed another kiss atop Leah’s head and she sighed in his arms. The Gods had blessed him with a sweet mate to call his own, as well as a son, born of his own blood, and soon he would be further blessed with a baby daughter.
“It’s a perfect day,” Leah said, “don’t you think?”
“Yes. It is quite perfect.” He touched her stomach and smiled when the baby gave a vigorous kick.
She winced. “Ouch. I think your daughter is trying to fight her way out of there.”
“Tell her to hurry up, won’t you?” Jav said with a chuckle. “I am eager to meet my daughter.”
“Do you hear that, little one?” Leah said, staring down at her stomach. “Daddy says you need to get a move on.”
Tyra stepped closer and cleared her throat. “Thank you for watching Jexsa for us.”
“You’re very welcome,” Leah said. “It was no trouble at all.”
“Rem and I would be happy to watch Daxxel for a few hours if the two of you would like some alone time.” Tyra winked at her.
“That sounds wonderful. Thank you,” Leah said, turning to Jav. She gave him a pointed look. “Let’s hurry off before she realizes what a handful Daxxel is and changes her mind.”
“We’re planning to stay here for a while, too,” Esmay said. “We’ll help keep an eye on him.”
Jav called out instructions to Daxxel to behave while they were gone, then he laced his fingers through Leah’s and led her back to the palace. Before they entered the large structure, they paused and stared out at all the children and the friends who’d become their family. Leah smiled up at him, and her next words touched a part of his soul he hadn’t known existed.
“Thank you for beingyou, Jav.” Her eyes gleamed with moisture, even as she continued smiling. “Thank you for being my mate, my family, and the father to our children. I couldn’t imagine life without you. I love you.”
He pressed a lingering kiss to her forehead. “And I love you, my sweet Leah.”
THE END
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